A Developmental Study on Teaching Materisls for Myth of "Traditional Language Culture"

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24653265
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Yamagata University
• Principal Investigator: OGAWA Masako 山形大学, 教育文化学部, 教授 (40194451)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 神話教材 / 古事記 / 伝統的な言語文化 / 教材開発 / 現代神話の創造 / 国語科教育 / 紙芝居 / 教育学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The new course of study (language arts) of elementary school have increased reading of myths. However, it is clear that instruction has many problems be- cause there has no reading of myths in postwar language arts education. There-fore, as for how to read myths in language arts education, I insist on the fol- lowing three points. 1. Leaners should read Japanese myths in comparison with world myths. 2. We should creat a new "modern myth" mainly composed of a ques- tion and the imagination of the leaner. 3. The leaner should connect the myths with his experience and read mythical metaphors.
In this reseach, a study was undertaken in which a mythical picture-story was shown to a group of learners.The effects were later analyzed through a survey. From the survey, the following became clear about reading of myths. Myths are significant for not only the lower grades but also older learners such as junior high students. The learner can get to know various gods from Japanese myths.

Free Research Field

国語科教育